Common use of Equity Days Clause in Contracts

Equity Days. 8.05.1 Effective July 1, 2008, all members in grades 4-6 and 4-8 at K-8 schools, shall have three (3) days per year for planning, preparation, and holding conferences with parents. When the member’s classroom or other equally suitable space is unavailable during these planning and preparation days, members may work at an alternate location. The principal must be notified in advance of the work location and the member must be available by phone during the instructional day. Members do not need to report to the site on these days unless the guest teacher is absent and every reasonable effort has failed to secure another guest teacher. If the member is required to return to the site, another day shall be allocated for preparation. a. For Title schools that are able to continue class size reduction below 25, current equity day allocation remain in force. 8.05.2 Teachers may exchange an equal amount of minimum day conference time for conferences scheduled after the end of the instructional day. The time exchanged shall be pre-arranged with the administrator. 8.05.3 For schools that no longer have class size reduction at the primary grades, the number of days currently allocated per upper grade teacher shall now be utilized to serve the whole school. The site leadership team, in consultation with the staff, shall determine how these days shall be utilized.